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The Stewarts of Hythie, Old Deer, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland were an
illegitimate cadet branch of the Stewarts
of Ardvorlich. They descend from Donald Stewart, an illegitimate
grandson of James Stewart, 4th of Ardvorlich, who fought in the Appin Regiment
at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. Donald was recorded as having died at
Culloden, but, in fact, he survived and went into hiding for a number of years
and eventually settled in Hythie, Aberdeen, Scotland where his descendants
remained for at least another five generations before scattering across the
globe.

Hythie is a small farm settlement located in Old Deer parish, just east of
the village of Fetterangus. It is located in the ancient Earldom of Buchan
in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Hythie is located about 6 miles WNW of the
major port town of Peterhead. From ancient times to the present, Peterhead
has been a major fishing port. In modern times it also became a major
centre for the offshore oil industry. The area is also rich in history.

The Earldom of Mar and Buchan formed one of the seven original Scottish
Earldoms or Mormaerdoms. The two Earldoms were later separated from each
other. In the days before the Scottish Wars of Independence, the ancient
Earldom of Buchan was held by the Comyn family, who were bitter enemies of King
Robert The Bruce and it was in the district of Deer that Edward Bruce, brother
of Robert The Bruce, finally defeated the Comyns. After which the Earldom
was forfeited and became a royal possession. It was later granted in the
14th century to Alexander Stewart "The Wolf of Badenoch", Earl of Buchan, son of
King Robert II, the first Stewart king. After the death of the Wolf of
Badenoch, the Earldom of Buchan was assumed by his elder brother, Robert
Stewart, Duke of Albany and Regent of Scotland, who passed the Earldom to his
son, Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, from whom descends the Stewarts of
Balquhidder. Murdoch was later forfeited and executed by his cousin, King
James I upon the king's release from his long English imprisonment. The
Earldom of Buchan again lay vacant until it was bestowed on Sir James "The
Hearty" Stewart, younger brother of King James II. The Earldom was held by
his heirs until the 17th century when it passed by marriage into the family of
Erskine who hold it to this day.

In the time of Donald Stewart's settling in Hythie, the Earl of that day was
Henry David Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan (1710-1767). As we find no
record of any forfeiture in 1745 it is presumed that the Erskines were
Hanoverians and not Jacobites.

The district of Deer within the Earldom of Buchan was allegedly given its
name by St. Columba around the year 580 on a visit to Aberdour after the
occasion of a miraculous healing. A Columban monastery was founded which
lasted until the reign of King David I in the 12th century. The district
of Deer was later divided into Old Deer and New Deer, the former becoming a
parish seat.

The farmstead of Hythie is located in the parish of Old Deer, just east of
the village of Fetterangus. The farmstead of Hythie includes the lesser
farms of Newton of Hythie, Middle Hythie and Nether Hythie. A photo of the
remains of the cottage at Middle Hythie is shown above and is the only photo we
presently have of Hythie. Whether any of the Stewarts of Hythie ever
occupied the cottage in the photo is not known, but it would likely date from
the era of their ownership and would have been on their property.

There is a certain degree of confusion and uncertainty surrounding the origin
of the Stewarts of Hythie. The Stewarts of Hythie can be traced with
certainty back to Donald Stewart, 1st of Hythie. Donald was described in
very early family tradition as a "former laird" who held an estate named "Ballyhallan"
at "the mouth of the Highlands." The early family traditions were
recounted by Donald's grandson, Alexander Stewart, to his son George who
committed them to paper for our preservation. As these traditions find
their oral source only two generations removed from the actual subject and were
committed to written form only one generation later then we consider them to be
fairly reliable, albeit not entirely free from error or slight confusion.

George Stewart wrote that his great-grandfather Donald had been Governor of
Doune Castle in the name of Bonnie Prince Charlie during The Jacobite Rising of
1745, and that he had been the inspiration for one of the main characters in Sir
Walter Scott's novel, Waverly. The tradition claimed that Donald
was forfeited after The '45 for siding with the Jacobites and that he had to
"take to the hills" wandering in hiding for several years until it was safe to
settle down again. At which time he acquired the farmstead of Hythie in
Buchan.

Donald's great-grandson, George Stewart (1799-1882) upon learning of this
tradition from his father set out to research it in more depth and try to
ascertain the exact location of his family's pre-'45 holdings. All he had
to go on were the facts that his great-grandfather was named Donald Stewart,
that he had held Doune Castle for the Jacobites during the Rising, and that he
was laird of a farmstead called "Ballyhallan." Upon checking a map he
discovered the farmstead of Ballochallan located not far from Doune Castle and
concluded (probably correctly) that Ballochallan and Ballyhallan must be the
same place.

In support of the family tradition we find that there is a
Donald Stewart recorded in the Muster Rolls of The '45 as being the son of
"David Stewart of Ballochallan." This Donald was recorded as having died
at the Battle of Culloden in 1746.

Ballochallan (upper left) located about 8 miles NW of Doune Castle
(lower right) was held by the Stewarts of Annat (shown as Annet, upper-mid)

The difficulty in correctly identifying the origin of this
family comes from the styling of Donald Stewart as being "laird of Ballochallan"
and/or son of "David Stewart of Ballochallan." There was indeed a family
of Stewarts residing at Ballochallan throughout the 18th century. And
there was a David Stewart of Ballochallan alive at the time of the Battle of
Culloden: namely David Hume Stewart, 3rd of Ballochallan. David Hume
Stewart's grandfather, Duncan Stewart acquired the lands of Ballochallan from Walter Graham of Ballochallan
in 1664. Duncan Stewart, 1st of Ballochallan, was a younger son of John
Stewart, 2nd of Annat. A more detailed account of the Stewarts of
Ballochallan can be found on our Stewarts of Annat
page. The Stewarts of Annat were a major cadet branch of the Stewarts of Ardvorlich who were the
chief family of the Stewarts of Balquhidder.

The estate of Ballochallan passed in clean succession from Duncan Stewart,
1st of Ballochallan, to his son George Stewart, 2nd of Ballochallan, to his son
David Hume Stewart, 3rd of Ballochallan, who had no children and who passed the
estate on to his nephew, George Home-Stewart, 4th of Ballochallan. We
don't know exactly when David Hume Stewart died, but his nephew and heir,
George, was not born until about 1745 and appears not to have inherited his
uncle's estates until after he reached the age of majority. Thus David
Hume Stewart must have lived until long after the Jacobite Rising.

David Hume Stewart was an ambitious and probably even greedy man who had not
only inherited Ballochallan but had also inherited the estate of Argaty from his
father and was intent on expanding his holdings. To this end he purchased
the estate of Annat from his cousin and attempted to purchase the estate of
Ardvorlich, but was rebuffed. Through David's acquisitions, his
descendants became one of the most financially prosperous branches of our
Stewart clan. David would have been loathe to put his vast estates at risk
by siding with the Jacobites, even without the benefit of hindsight. The
fact that David held his estates before, during and after the Jacobite Rising
and was never forfeited firmly suggests that he was not a Jacobite. We
know that David's brother, George Home-Stewart had strong Jacobite sympathies,
but George was politically astute enough to play both sides without losing his own vast
estates -- literally by supporting the Rising from his American estates through
his sons, while opposing the Rising personally from his Scottish estates.

David Hume Stewart is recorded as having died without issue -- he had no
legitimate children. It is possible to suggest that he could have had an
illegitimate son named Donald who was a Jacobite, but without being legitimized
he would never have been heir of Ballochallan, and there is no record of any
such son nor any such act of legitimizing. Furthermore, David Hume Stewart
of Ballochallan and Donald Stewart, latterly of Hythie, were almost the same
age. In fact, Donald may actually have been slightly older. Thus it
is chronologically impossible for Donald Stewart, latterly of Hythie, to be a
son of David (Hume) Stewart of Ballochallan as the Jacobite Muster Rolls show and as
early family tradition maintains. There must be some error in this
association.

Perhaps it could be suggested that Donald was an elder brother of David Hume
Stewart who had initially inherited Ballochallan prior to The '45 and was
forfeited or presumed deceased (as he was so-recorded) and the estate passed in
1746 to his non-Jacobite brother David Hume Stewart. And perhaps the
Muster Rolls and the later family tradition somehow confused Donald's father
with his brother. This is an elegant theory that is perhaps possible, but,
the records of the Stewarts of Ballochallan are fairly well-preserved and there
is absolutely no record of David Hume Stewart having any elder brother named
Donald. It would also be very difficult (though not impossible) to fit
such a brother into the accounting of that family.

George Stewart, great-grandson of Donald Stewart, 1st of Hythie, described
Donald as "the last laird of Ballochallan." We can say with absolute
certainty that this claim is incorrect. The estate of Ballochallan
continued in the same family into the mid-19th century, post-Donald Stewart.
Donald Stewart was never a laird of Ballochallan and could never have been.

If Donald Stewart could not have been a laird of
Ballochallan nor a son of David Stewart of Ballochallan, then where did he come
from?

If we look to the other clue in the family history -- that
he was allegedly Governor of Doune Castle during the Jacobite Rising -- then we
might find our answer. The governorship of Doune Castle during the Jacobite
Rising is unclear and we have not as yet found documentation to settle the
matter. However, we do know that prior to the Rising, the governorship of
Doune Castle was held by James Stewart, 4th of Ardvorlich, who was also
Chamberlain to the Earl Moray and Justice of the Peace for Perthshire. The
Earl of Moray was the owner of Doune Castle. James Stewart of Ardvorlich
was his senior administrator.

James Stewart, 4th of Ardvorlich, had four sons among whom
he appears to have tried to divide his estates and titles somewhat evenly:

Robert Stewart, eldest son, became heir to the
principal estate of Ardvorlich of which Robert became 5th laird. Robert
was not a Jacobite and held the estate through The '45.

David Stewart, second son, was given the Ardvorlich
portion of the lands of Glen Finglas and became Forester for the Earl of Moray
in Glen Finglas. Glen Finglas was one of the most popular royal hunting
forests under the oversight and ownership of the Earl of Moray and the
position of Earl's Forester would have been a powerful one. David
Stewart was a Jacobite and was arrested after The '45 and imprisoned in the
tollbooth at Stirling where he later died. He is believed, but not
confirmed, to have also inherited his father's office of Governor of Doune
Castle. He also had a son named Donald. We will say more of Donald
below.

James Stewart, third son, received the family estates
of McCorriston, southwest of Doune.

Alexander Stewart, fourth son, appears not to have
received any portion of his father's estate, but he married the heiress of
Craigton, a cadet branch of the Stewarts of Annat and cousins of the Stewarts
of Ballochallan. The estate of Craigton continued with Alexander's line.

David Stewart, above, son of James Stewart, 4th of
Ardvorlich, and Forester of Glen Finglas had an illegitimate son named Donald
Stewart who is described in Stewarts of the South as the "promising youth
[who] was slain at the unfortunate battle of Culloden". The Muster Rolls
of The '45 show no listing of any Donald Stewart, son of David Stewart in Glen
Finglas. They do, however, show the listing, noted above, for Donald
Stewart, son of David Stewart of Ballochallan. As there was no such person
as "Donald Stewart son of David Stewart of Ballochallan" we believe the entry in
the Muster Roll to be a mistaken reference to Donald Stewart, son of David
Stewart, Forester of Glen Finglas.

Donald Stewart, son of David Stewart, Forester of Glen
Finglas, was the same age as Donald Stewart, latterly of Hythie. His
grandfather was the Governor of Doune Castle. His father was believed to
be the Governor of Doune Castle and was arrested as a Jacobite. It stands
to reason that there's a very good chance Donald could have acted in his
father's capacity as Governor of Doune Castle during the Rising. At the
very least, here we have a family in whom the office of Governor of Doune Castle
was vested with a David Stewart and his son Donald who were both Jacobites, and
who is a chronological match for Donald Stewart, latterly of Hythie.

It seems very reasonable to suggest that the Muster Rolls somehow made an
error in accounting for Donald as being a son of David Stewart "of Ballochallan"
when we know no such person could have existed. It is entirely possible
that David Stewart, Forester of Glen Finglas, being a reasonably close cousin of
the Stewarts of Ballochallan, could have resided at Ballochallan, in which case
he should properly have been styled "in Ballochallan" rather than "of
Ballochallan," But we have no record of where he actually resided so such
is merely speculation. Either way, if we discount the clearly erroneous
styling "of Ballochallan" from the record of the Muster Rolls then we are left
with a "Donald Stewart, son of David Stewart" who came from near Doune and it
would seem we have a match.

The only challenge here is that this Donald Stewart is
recorded as having died at Culloden. This is a simple obstacle to overcome
if we interpret "died" as "not found alive and presumed dead." If Donald
indeed had survived Culloden and had in fact acted as Rebel Governor of Doune Castle
during the Rising, or at the very least was the son of the next best candidate
for the Rebel Governor of Doune Castle, then Donald would have been highly sought
after for arrest and
execution. He would have had a very compelling motive to either create the
illusion of his own death or at least to do absolutely nothing to dispel any
such mistaken impression. If the Hanoverian government believed Donald was
dead then they would not be looking for him and there was a better chance that he could
survive in hiding and perhaps one day come down from the hills and resume a
normal life...

...perhaps far to the east, in Aberdeenshire, in the
Earldom of Buchan, on a farm called Hythie.

It is the opinion of the Stewarts of Balquhidder Research
Group that Donald Stewart, latterly of Hythie, is indeed the illegitimate son of
David Stewart, Forester of Glen Finglas and likely Governor of Doune Castle, and
grandson of James Stewart, 4th of Ardvorlich, Governor of Doune Castle.

And thus we now begin our accounting of the Stewarts of
Hythie with Donald Stewart, who, according to his own grandson, was a Jacobite
fugitive who was allegedly Governor of Doune Castle and took to the hills in
hiding until it was safe to emerge and then acquired the farmstead of Hythie.

Donald STEWART 1st of Hythie b: ABT 1715 in probably Glen Finglas,
Callander, Perthshire, Scotland. MacGregor indicates Donald was a natural
son, so his real mother is unknown. Donald served in the Appin Regiment during
the '45 and was presumed killed at the battle of Culloden.

From Stewarts of the South: "Next David his brother was Tenant in
Glenfinglas (and sometimes in Macorriston) was Forrester to the Earl of Murray
he was married to a daughter of Steward of Balled widow of Campbell of
Lochdochard by whom he had one son - he was a promising youth he was slain at
the unfortunate battle of Culloden."

However recent research has revealed that Donald did not perish at Culloden,
but fled to Hythie, Aberdeen where his descendants lived for a further 100 years
before emigrating to England and Canada.

Robert Stewart Clark of Guelph had an "In Memoriam" card as follows: "In
affectionate memory of John Stewart, son of Alexander Stewart of Aberdour,
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, great-grandson of Donald Stuart (sic) of Ballochallan,
Perthshire, Governor of Doune Castle for Prince Charles Edward 1745...."

Recollections from Donald's great-grandson, George Stewart (1799-1882),
include: "I can remember that when I was a very little boy, my father told us
that his grandfather was a laird; and lost his land by joining Prince Charles;
and wandered about from place to place with our grandfather (then a boy) to
conceal themselves until at last they settled at Hythie some time after the
rebellion was over.... I was told that the name of [the former estate] was
"Bally-hallen" and that it was in the mouth of the highlands." This recollection
fits well with the story of Donald Stewart and picks up on the confusion with
the Stewarts of Ballachallan. George goes on to conclude that his ancestor was
"Donald Stuart, governor of Doune Castle" for Prince Charles during the '45 and
was "the last Stewart laird of Ballachallan near Doune". One look at the correct
family of Ballachallan will show the connection to Ballachallan to be
impossible. However, the reference to "governor of Doune Castle" is consistent
with Donald Stewart, son of David Stewart, Forester of Glen Finglas and Governor
of Doune Castle, and son of James Stewart, 4th of Ardvorlich and Governor of
Doune Castle.

Later in George's letters he indicates that Donald Stewart was buried in the
churchyard at Fetterangus without any monumental stone to mark the spot.

Donald was father of:

William STEWART 2nd of Hythie b: ABT 1735 in Perthshire, Scotland.
William is described below.

William STEWART 2nd of Hythie b: ABT 1735 in Perthshire, Scotland.
William's identity was recorded by his grandson, George Stewart,
in the family history written in 1848. William's date of birth is given in
family records as 1754, but that is chronologically impossible. His first son
was allegedly born in 1770 and even that date is questionably late. The IGI
reveals a birth for an Alexander Stewart, bap 9 DEC 1762 in Old Deer, son of
William Stewart and Jean Warrender. The original film has not yet been consulted
to verify place of birth. However IGI and census records show that there was no
other Stewart family in Old Deer parish except this one until the mid-19th
century. Thus it seems nearly certain that this entry pertains to this William
and is likely the correct birth for his son Alexander. This would make the
likely birth for his eldest son John more likely to be ca. 1760 and William's
birth to be more likely ca. 1735. Such a date fits better with the family
tradition that William was with his father while his father was living as a
fugitive and would thus have been born prior to 1745. William was father
of:

John STEWART 3rd of Hythie b: 1770 in Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire,
Scotland.

Hythie - showing the other
crofts occupied by various branches of this family at various times.
"Upper Hythie" the main holding of this family is not identified as such on
modern maps but it may be the same place shown as "Hythie House" on the
close-up map on the right and circled on the left, however Hythie House does
not appear on 19th century maps as a residence at all. The village of
Deer is shown on modern maps as "Old Deer." Mains of Kininmonth, where
the widow of James Stewart, 5th and Last of Hythie, moved to with her second
husband is located across the parish boundary in Lonmay parish. Thus
the other Lonmay births shown below may also have occurred at or near
Kininmonth.www.multimap.com

John STEWART 3rd of Hythie b: 1770 in Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire,
Scotland. John Stewart's nephew, George Stewart wrote a family history in
1848 in which John is described as "John Stewart, my uncle, lived in the family
cottage [at Hythie] and died some years ago having five or six sons and I
believe one daughter. I believe one of the sons still lives in the same cottage
and one is dead and the others live in the neighbourhood with large families."
An examination of IGI baptism and marriage records as well as census records for
1841-1861 reveals a family that is an exact match for the description above.
Furthermore the same documents reveal that virtually all persons with the
surname of Stewart who resided in Old Deer parish from the mid-18th through the
mid-19th centuries can be accounted for in this family. That is, it appears that
with the exception of a few strays, it appears that the Stewarts of Hythie
comprised the only Stewart family in the parish of Old Deer. The descendants of
John Stewart shown here are not confirmed but are presented with the preceding
qualifiers in mind. John Stewart is not found in the 1841 census or any
subsequent census records which is consistent with his nephew's description in
1848 that John died "several years ago." John's widow, Jean Leighton, can be
found in 1841 and 1851 residing at Upper Hythie and shown as a crofter of 3
acres. She is residing adjacent to her eldest son James. In the 1841 and 1851
census records Hythie is sometimes accounted as being in Banffshire. John
married on 05 JUL 1798 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland to Jean LEIGHTON b:
1772 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had the following
children:

Alexander STEWART b: 08 FEB 1801 in Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire,
Scotland. Alexander was a witness to the baptism
of his nephew James Stewart on 27 APR 1830. In 1841 Alexander was residing in Nether Gavel near Hythie
with his wife and children and was employed as a vintner like his brother
James. In 1851 Alexander was residing at Milltown of Gaval near Hythie with
his wife and children and employed as a farmer of 40 acres employing 2 men. In
1861 Alexander was residing in East Toux (Touse) near Hythie, widowed, with
his children and employed as a crofter of 11 acres. In 1871 Alexander was
residing in Mains of Pitfour near Hythie and employed as a crofter of 15
acres. In 1881 Alexander was residing in Brakeshill near Hythie and employed
as a crofter of 11 acres. No record of Alexander's marriage to Jean Guthrie
has been found. James had relations with or married Jean GUTHRIE b: ABT
30 NOV 1802 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. No record of their
marriage has been found. They had the following children:

Son STEWART b: ABT 1825 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This
son's name is not known, nor has any record been found of him. His father,
Alexander, is found in 1861 residing with two granddaughters (shown as
daughters of this unknown son). As the granddaughters are surnamed Stewart
then it is presumed their father was a Stewart and thus they would be the
children of an unknown son of Alexander. However no record of such a son has
been found and there is no record of the births of these daughters in the
IGI. This son and his wife are presumed to have died after the birth of
their second daughter in 1860 and prior to the 1861 census. He is
suggested as father of:

Jane G STEWART b: 1856 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Jane is
found residing with her grandfather, Alexander Stewart, in 1861, 1871 and
1881. Her parents are unknown.

Isabella STEWART b: 1860 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Isabella is found in 1861 residing with her grandfather, Alexander
Stewart. She has not been found in any later census records and may have
died in childhood.

Agnes STEWART b: 1827 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Agnes is
found residing with her parents in Nether Gaval in 1841 and is not found
with her parents in 1851. She may have married or died young.

Jean STEWART b: 18 NOV 1830 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Jean
is found in 1841 residing at Nether Gaval with her parents. She is believed
to have had relations with John Jaffray by whom she had a child, Alexander
Jaffray, who is believed to be the Alexander "Raffan" incorrectly
transcribed in the 1851 census living in Milltown of Gaval with his
grandfather, Alexander Stewart.

Alexander JAFFRAY b: 18 NOV 1848 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Alexander is believed to be the Alexander "Raffan" incorrectly transcribed
and residing in 1851 in Milltown of Gaval with his grandfather, Alexander
Stewart. Alexander may have have been illegitimate and orphaned.

Margaret STEWART b: 09 NOV 1833 in Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire,
Scotland. Margaret is found in from 1841-1881 residing with her birth
family. In 1871 she also has her daughter, Isabella Sinclair, residing with
her, believed to be illegitimate. Margaret is believed to have had relations
with Peter Sinclair. No record of any marriage has been found and they had
only one child together.

Isabella SINCLAIR b: 08 AUG 1859 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Isabella is found in 1871 residing with her mother and grandfather. Her
birth records her surname as "Sinclair or Stuart" which may indicate she
was illegitimate. There is no record of her parents' marriage and they had
only one child.

Mary STEWART b: MAY 1841 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Mary is
recorded as being one month old in the 1841 census which was conducted in
June 1841. She is found residing with her birth family in 1841 and 1851. Her
later whereabouts are unknown.

Isaac STEWART b: ABT 01 MAR 1847 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Mary is recorded as being one month old in the 1841 census which was
conducted in June 1841. She is found residing with her birth family in 1841
and 1851. Her later whereabouts are unknown.

John STEWART b: ABT 27 FEB 1803 in Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire,
Scotland. John has not been found in any census records. He may have
emigrated or died prior to 1841. John was a
witness to the baptism of his nephew James Stewart on 27 APR 1830.

May STEWART b: ABT 11 MAY 1805 in Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire,
Scotland. May is found in 1841 and 1851 residing at Upper Hythie with
her mother. In 1861 she is found residing at Upper Hythie in her own cottage
and working as a stocking knitter. May never married nor had children.

Thomas STEWART b: 15 DEC 1806 in Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire,
Scotland. Thomas has not been found in any census records. He may have
emigrated or died prior to 1841.

Jean STEWART b: ABT 06 JUN 1811 in Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire,
Scotland. Jean is believed to have had relations with William Milne by
whom she had two sons shown here. No record of a marriage has been found and
Jean continues to go by her maiden name in later census records while her sons
bear their father's surname. Thus it is suspected the sons may be
illegitimate.

John MILNE b: 16 MAY 1834 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. In
1841 John was residing at Upper Hythie with his mother and grandmother.

George MILNE b: 02 MAR 1837 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. In
1841 George was residing at Upper Hythie with his mother and grandmother.

James STEWART 4th of Hythie b: 23 APR 1799 in Pitscow, Old Deer,
Aberdeenshire, Scotland. In 1841 James was residing at Upper Hythie, Old
Deer, Aberdeenshire (Banffshire), Scotland with his wife and children. He was a
crofter. In 1851 James was residing at Upper Hythie with his wife and children
and was working as a crofter and vintner. His brother Alexander was residing on
the adjacent croft of Milltown of Gaval and was also working as a vintner. In
1861 James is not found and his widow was residing at Hythie with her children
and was working as a crofter of 11 acres. James married on 18 JUL 1824 in
Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland to Dorothea SANGSTER b: 29 MAY 1804 in Lonmay,
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, daughter of Basil Sangster and Christian Presley.
James and Dorothy had the following children:

George STEWART b: 25 MAY 1825 in Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire,
Scotland. In 1841 George was residing in the Village of Deer employed as
a shoemaker apprentice to William Davidson. According to an unsourced on-line
biography, "George Stewart served with the rank of Captain in the Mexican War,
organizing a company for duty at the front and remaining with his command for
two years. Again his patrioting (sic) spirit was aroused to the point
of military activity when in 1864 the south attempted to overthrow the Union
and he organized the Fifteenth Illinois Calvary, of which he remained Captain
for six years. He did reconstruction work over the south after the war."
George married on 06 APR 1854 in Frankfort, Herkimer, New York, USA to
Margaret Jane TERPENING b: 29 MAR 1833 in Columbia, Herkimer, New York, USA.
They had the following children:

Charles STEWART b: 24 MAR 1855 in New York or Illinois, USA

Arthur George STEWART b: 15 JUL 1856 in Illinois, USA

James Lucas STEWART b: 28 MAY 1859 in Illinois, USA

Frank Robert STEWART b: 26 AUG 1862 in Dekalb, Illinois, USA

Mae E STEWART b: 09 DEC 1865 in Illinois, USA

Susan Margaret STEWART b: 27 AUG 1869 in Illinois, USA

John STEWART b: 03 OCT 1827 in Brownhill Annochile, Old Deer,
Aberdeenshire, Scotland. John died in childhood.

Mary STEWART b: 1828 in Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Mary is found in 1841 residing at Upper Hythie with her parents. She is not
found with her parents in 1851. Some on-line genealogies show her as identical
with her sister Marjory/May, but both sisters are found residing together with
their parents in 1841 and thus could not be identical.

James STEWART, bap 27 MAR 1829 in Old Deer, Old Deer,
Aberdeenshire, Scotland. His baptism was witnessed by Basil Sangster and
William Davidson in Old Deer. James is presumed to have died in infancy
prior to the birth of his same-named brother in 1830.

James STEWART 5th and Last of Hythie b: 27 APR 1830 in Pitscow, Old
Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. James' baptism was
witnessed by John Stewart and Alexander Stewart, both in Hythie.

James' information and descendants are presented below.

Marjory May STEWART b: 19 SEP 1831 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Marjory (or May) is found in 1841 residing in Upper Hythie, Old Deer,
Aberdeenshire, Scotland with her parents and siblings. She is not found with
her family in 1851. Some online genealogies show her as identical with her
sister Mary, but both sisters are found living together with their parents in
1841 and thus could not be identical. Marjory married on 22 JUN 1850 in
Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland to George WALKER b: 09 JUL 1826 in Lonmay,
Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had the following children:

Isabella STEWART b: 21 APR 1833 in Pitscow, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire,
Scotland. Isabella is found in 1841 and 1851 residing at Upper Hythie
with her parents. She is not found in 1861 and is presumed to have either
married, died or emigrated.

Alexander STEWART b: 08 SEP 1836 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Alexander is found in 1841 and 1851 residing at Upper Hythie with his parents.

William STEWART b: 14 AUG 1839 in Upper Hythie, Old Deer,
Aberdeenshire, Scotland. William is found in 1841 and 1851 residing at
Upper Hythie with his parents and siblings. In 1861 he is found residing at
Upper Hythie with his widowed mother and was employed as a tailor.

Charles STEWART b: 03 JUN 1846 in Upper Hythie, Old Deer,
Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Charles is found in 1851 residing at Upper
Hythie with his parents and siblings. In 1861 he is found residing at Upper
Hythie with his widowed mother.

John STEWART b: 15 DEC 1851 in Upper Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire,
Scotland. John is found in 1861 residing at Upper Hythie with his
widowed mother and siblings.

James STEWART 5th and Last of Hythie b: 27 APR 1830 in Pitscow, Old Deer,
Aberdeenshire, Scotland. James first recorded child was born in 1863 in
Brazil. Given the gap between his marriage in Aberdeen in 1859 and Jane's birth,
it would seem likely that James and Isabella probably had at least one other
child while in Brazil who did not survive. The reason for their move to Brazil
is not known. However the reason for their short stay and quick return back to
Scotland seems to be coincident with the death of James' father, so it would
seem likely they returned home for James to assume ownership of Hythie. An
online family tree gives James' date of death as 1872 however his wife is shown
as widowed in the 1871 census, so his date of death may be incorrect. James
widow was residing in 1871 at Upper Hythie with her five children all under age
10. Isabella married secondly on 7 APR 1877 in Strichen, Aberdeen,
Scotland to James ANGUS, b 1837 in Longside, Aberdeenshire and moved to
Kininmonth, Old Deer, where James Angus was a crofter of 14 acres. Hythie
passed out of Stewarts hands after five generations. James Stewart married
on 17 FEB 1859 in Strichen Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland to Isabella HEMINGWAY
b: 1834 in Strichen Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had the
following children:

Jane STEWART b: 1863 in Bakia, Brazil, South America. In 1881 Jane was
residing in Kininmonth, Lonmay working as a servant for Alexander Reid.

James STEWART b: 11 JUL 1864 in Upper Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire,
Scotland. In 1881 James Stewart was residing at Little Mill in Old Deer
working as a farm servant for Alexander Mather.

George Hemingway STEWART b: 01 FEB 1866 in Upper Hythie, Old Deer,
Aberdeenshire, Scotland. In 1881 George Stewart was residing in
Kininmonth, Lonmay, working as a farm servant for William Lawrance.

Janetta Morrison STEWART b: 22 JUL 1867 in Upper Hythie, Old Deer,
Aberdeenshire, Scotland. In 1881 Janetta was residing in Kininmonth with
her mother and step-father.

Isabella Clark STEWART b: 14 OCT 1868 in Upper Hythie, Old Deer,
Aberdeenshire, Scotland. In 1881 Isabella was residing in Kininmonth
with her mother and step-father.

(New) Aberdour shown in proximity to Hythie (shown at the red circle) and
Old Deer. Also shown is Pitsligo where Alexander's wife, Marjory
Brebner was from.www.multimap.com

Alexander STEWART in (New) Aberdour b: 1772 in Hythie, Old Deer,
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, shown above as a son of William Stewart, 2nd of Hythie.
According to family records, Alexander was born in Aberdour (now called New
Aberdour), Aberdeenshire, Scotland, however this is unlikely and is more likely
a confusion with his later residence. Alexander's birth family owned
Hythie in Old Deer parish and Alexander's first two children were both born in
Old Deer parish (probably at Hythie) and it was not until sometime between
1801-1810 that Alexander appears to have moved to Aberdour. Thus,
Alexander was far more likely to have been born at Hythie in Old Deer.
According to the memoirs of Alexander's son, George Stewart, Alexander died at
Copland Hill near Peterhead and is buried in the parish churchyard at
Fetterangus. Alexander married on 31 DEC 1795 in Strichen, Pitsligo,
Aberdeenshire, Scotland to Marjory May BREBNER/BREMNER b: 07 NOV 1773 in
Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, daughter of Peter Brebner and Sarah Lovey.
They had the following children:

George STEWART in Andover b: 17 FEB 1799 in Old Deer,
Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This is the George Stewart who recorded the
early family history. His information is presented further below.

James STEWART b: 03 JAN 1801 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
James died in 1824 at age 23 believed to be unmarried and
without children. The later Bernard Stewart's research shows this James
incorrectly as the
father of another James Stewart born in 1821 who later owned the granite
quarry in Aberdeen.

William STEWART in Middle Grange b: 18 OCT 1812 in New Aberdour,
Aberdeenshire, Scotland. William is not mentioned in the
letters of his brother George, however, according to Malcolm Sisson's notes,
William lived at Middle Grange in Peterhead and is buried at Peterhead. In
1841 William was unmarried and working as an agricultural labourer on his
brother's farm at Copland Hill in Peterhead. After his brother's death,
William is found in 1851 (as "Stuart") residing at Milltown of Crimond,
Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland employed as a farm overseer for William
Lawrence. In 1861 William was residing at Lochside in Peterhead with a wife
and daughter, Mary. He was employed as a farm overseer with six labourers,
including 3 ploughmen, 2 cattlemen, and 2 agricultural labourers. William has
not been found in 1871. Given that William was shown in 1841 and 1851 with no
wife and children and in 1861 he has a wife and a 22 year old daughter, it's
possible Mary may not be his biological daughter, but may be a step-daughter
and Margaret may have had Mary from a previous marriage. No IGI record has
been found for Mary's birth. According to the late Bernard Stewart's
research, this William was identical with William Stewart in Peterhead who was
the father of Peter Stewart, founder of Stuart & Co. Granolithic in Edinburgh.
This association has now been disproved as both Williams can be found
separately in 1841 and 1851.

Marjory/Margaret/May STEWART b: 12 DEC 1815 in New Aberdour,
Aberdeenshire, Scotland. According to the memoirs of Marjory/Margaret's
brother, George, written in 1848, she never married and died "some years ago."

Notes in the Bernard Stewart Collection: "Transcription on a tombstone
erected to grandfather by uncle Alexander at "name not given" (written in a
different hand). Erected by Alexander Stewart Copeland Hill in memory of
his affectionate father, Alexander Stewart who died 22nd Feb 1839 age 74 years.
Also in memory of the obve named Alexander Stewart of Copeland Hill who died
16th Nov 1841 aged 31 years. Also of his two daughters who died in
infancy. Also of his mother May Bremner who died 31 Dec 1847 aged 74
years. Also of his son Alexander Stewart who died 29th Aug 1855 in the 18
year of his age, Copeland Hill, Peterhead.

A tombstone was erected to William Stewart, the son of the Last Laird of
Ballahallan or Ballochallan (who was also the last hereditary Governor of Doune
Castle 1745-6) by his sons, John and Alexander in Fetterangus Churchyard. "John
- eldest son of Wm had 6 children." (written in another hand.)

Alex'r Stewart, son of Wm the above, married at Old Deer (it is supposed) and
two sons, John and George were born there, and then he removed to Aberdour on
the sea coast to the north where his remaining children were born.

John Stewart, above named, came to England and married Sarah Stevens at St.
Martins Church, London, April

Lochside, Middle Grange and Copland Hill where William Stewart (above) lived at
various times.www.multimap.com

John STEWART b: 01 AUG 1797 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, shown
above as the eldest son of Alexander Stewart in (New) Aberdour. John
married on 10 APR 1825 in St. Martin's Church, London,
England to Susan/Sarah STEVENS b: 1793 in Croydon, Surrey, England. Susan's parents are unknown.
Susan is identifed as "Susan Stevens" in IGI records but
"Sarah Stevens" in family corresponsidence. John
and Susan had the following children:

Caroline Amelia STEWART b: 23 AUG 1826 in
Ealing Park, Ealing, Middlesex, England. In
1851 Caroline was residing at Boston House, New Brentford, Middlesex, England
where she was employed as a household servant to Lieutenant General John
Clitherow of the British Army. (See sidebar for more information on General
John Clitherow.) According to family records, Caroline moved to
Melbourne, Australia where she married a man surnamed COOPER and had two
daughters.

George Aloysius STEWART(see photo at right, submitted
by Alun Morgan, click to enlarge) b: 13 SEP 1827 in
Ealing Park, Ealing, Middlesex, England.
In 1851 George was residing in West Wymer, Norwich Heigham, Norfolk, England
with his wife and newborn son and employed as the "Master of a Government
School of Design". In 1861 George was residing in MacClesfield, Cheshire,
England with his wife and son and employed as an "Artist Master of Gov. School
of the Arts." In 1881 George was residing in Breamer Lodge West End Lane,
Hampstead, London, England with his wife, brother John, and son, employed as a
retired artist. George married on 19 SEP 1848 in St. Marlebone,
Middlesex, England to Elizabeth T DEDMAN b: 1818 in Great Tey, Essex, England.
They had one child:

Charles George STEWART b: SEP 1849 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. In
1881 Charles was residing at 49 York Road, Lambeth, Surrey, Greater London,
England with his wife and children and employed as an Analytical Chemist
Scientist. In 1891 Charles was residing in Battersea, Greater London with
his wife and children and employed as a scientific chemist. In 1901 Charles
was residing in London by himself and employed as an Analyst Scientist in a
fishing related industry. Charles married on 09 AUG 1877 in Marleybone,
London, England to Charlotte Ann SUMMERS b: MAR 1853 in Newington, Surrey,
United Kingdom, daughter of John and Charlotte Summers. Charles and
Charlotte had the following children:

Bernard Augustine STEWART b: JUN 1879 in 47 York Road, Lambeth, Greater
London, Surrey, England. Bernard married Margaret Elisabeth
MCCONNELL b: 1872 and had descendants. This line is being researched
by Alun Morgan.

Bernard George STEWART. Bernard Stewart did extensive research
on this family and created this family tree (below). The tree contains a
few significant errors, but is preserved here in its original form in
Bernard's own hand. Thanks to Lyn Meaning for contributing Bernard's tree.

Bernard Stewart's Tree (sic)Click to Enlarge

Emmaline STEWART

Alec Moray STEWART

Donald STEWART

Agnes M STEWART b: 1881 in Lambeth, Surrey, England

Rose I STEWART b: 1885 in Battersea, London, England

Charlotte E STEWART b: 1885 in Battersea, London, England

Maj. John STEWART b: 24 DEC 1828 in
Ealing Park, Ealing, Middlesex, England. John
married his first cousin-once-removed, Emily Mary Stewart, daughter of George
Stewart in Andover, shown below. In 1881 John's wife and children were
residing at Trimly Cottage, Colchester Holy Trinity, Essex, England while John
was visiting or residing with his brother George at Breamer Lodge West End
Lane, Hampstead, London, England. John was employed as an army soldier. In
1891 John was residing in Bootle, Lancashire, England with his wife and son
Donald. John was recorded as a retired army Major. According to family records
John was also an inspector of military schools. John married Emily
Mary STEWART b: 1835 in Wells, Somerset, England, daughter of George
Stewart and Caroline Finch Camp, although no record of their marriage has been
found. John and Emma had the following children:

Emmaline STEWART b: 1855 in Gravesend, Kent, England. Emmaline is
found only in family records and has not been found in any census or birth
records.

Amy May STEWART b: 1857 in Andover, Hampshire, England. In 1871 Amy
was attending boarding school in Slough, Upton With Chalvey,
Buckinghamshire, England. In 1881 she was back home living with her parents
in Colchester, Essex, England.

Edith STEWART b: 1860. Edith is found only in family records and has
not been found in any census or birth records.

Ella Teresa STEWART b: DEC 1861 in Canterbury, Kent, England. Ella is
found residing with her parents in 1881.

Donald B STEWART b: 1864 in Canterbury, Kent, England. Donald was
residing with his parents in 1881 and 1891. In 1891 he was employed as a
marine engineer at sea.

Ethel STEWART b: 1870. Ethel is found only in family records and has
not been found in any census or birth records.

Alexander STEWART b: 20 MAY 1834 in Little Ealing, Middlesex, England.
In 1891 Alexander was residing in Stratford Le Bow St Mary, London, England
with his wife and children and was employed as a commercial clerk.
Alexander married Maria WINDSOR b: 1851 in Yeovil, Somerset, England, although
no record of their marriage has been found. Her parents are unknown.
Alexander and Maria had the following children:

George STEWART in Andover b: ABT 19 FEB 1799 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire,
Scotland. In 1841 George was residing in Andover, Thruxton, Hampshire,
England with his wife and daughter. His occupation was given as "M.S." In 1851
George was residing in Andover, Thruxton, Hampshire, England with his wife and
daughter. He was employed as a gardener. In 1861 George was residing in Andover,
Fyfield, Hampshire, England with his wife and was employed as a gardener. In
1871 George was residing in Andover, Thruxton, Hampshire, England with his wife
and was employed as a gardener. In 1881 George was residing in Andover, Penton
Mewsey, Hampshire, England by himself, employed as a retired gardener and
steward. According to the IGI, George's marriage took place in Dorset, England,
but the film in question contains the records of four parishes -- Blanford-Forum,
Blandford-St. Mary's, Bloxworth and Bothenhampton and does not specify which
parish the entry comes from. George was the author of the letters (found on our
web site) from which much of the early family history was drawn. George
married on 20 OCT 1833 in Dorset, England to Caroline Finch CAMP b: ABT 02 FEB
1812 in Totnes, Devon, England, daughter of John and Ann Camp. George and
Caroline had one child:

Emily Mary STEWART b: 1835 in Wells, Somerset, England. Emily is
found with her parents until 1851. She married her first cousin-once-removed,
Maj. John Stewart, son of John Stewart in Little Ealing shown above.
Their descendants are shown under John's entry above.

The following letters written by George Stewart 1799-1882, son of Alexander
Stewart, son of William Stewart, 2nd of Hythie. George wrote firstly to
his sister Marjory and secondly to his nephew George Aloysius Stewart as he
recounts the early family history.

Click to enlarge.Submitted by Alun Morgan, whose wife is descended from George Aloysius
Stewart.

According to Malcolm Sisson's notes, Alexander owned Copland Hill, a farm
formerly just to the west of Peterhead, which has since become subsumed by the
town of Peterhead. Alexander is found in 1841 residing at Copland Hill with his
wife, his sons Robert and Alexander, and his brother William. Alexander is
recorded as "proprietor" of Copland Hill.

Alexander married on 18
JUN 1835 in New Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland to Agnes WALKER b: ABT 22 NOV
1813 in New Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had four children
shown below. Then Alexander died in Nov. 1841. Agnes
married secondly on 18 JUN 1846 in Peterhead, Aberdeen, Scotland to John FINNIE.
They had six children together. Agnes' children by John Finnie are beyond
the scope of this report. Alexander and Agnes had the following children:

Robert Walker STEWART b: 06 APR 1836 in St. Fergus, Buchan,
Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Robert was five years old when his father died.
He'd already lost both his sisters. Then when Robert was 19 his younger
brother died, leaving just Robert and his mother who was, by this time,
remarried with a new family. According to Malcolm Sissons: "Robert was born in
St. Fergus, about 5 miles north of Peterhead on the coast. It is probable that
he grew up in the Peterhead area. We don't know when he emigrated but either
as a youngster with his family or as a young man. (sic) He was about 23
when he married in Guelph. In the 1882-83 Vernon Directory, Robert is
listed as a carpenter, with a house at 332 Woolwich in Guelph, along with
children Agnes, a teacher, and Alexander W., a clerk. After Isobella died in
1883, Robert began drinking and left Guelph but he returned in poor health
shortly before he died in 1907." Robert married firstly in 1856 in
Aberdeenshire to Christian Smith. What became of her is unknown but Robert is
found three years later marrying his second wife in Guelph, Wellington County,
Ontario, Canada. Thus Robert must have immigrated sometime between 1856-1859.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada -- located about 40 miles west of Torontomaps.google.com

Robert married firstly on 20 MAR 1856 in St. Fergus, Banff, Scotland to
Christian SMITH b: ABT 1836 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Her parents are
unknown. There are no known children from this union. It is
presumed that Christian Smith died as Robert emigrated very shortly after the
marriage and married secondly on 04 OCT 1859 in Guelph, Wellington County,
Ontario, Canada to Isobella G. WILSON b: 12 AUG 1841 in Rockwood, Nassagaweya
Township, Halton County, Ontario, Canada, daughter of Samuel and Margaret
Wilson. Robert and Isobella had the following children:

Agnes Celine STEWART b: 25 MAY 1861 in Guelph, Wellington County, Ontario,
Canada. Agnes Celine Stewart was named after her father's mother,
Agnes Walker, or his sister Agnes. She probably grew up in Guelph and was a
teacher there (according to 1882-83 Vernon Directory). After her husband's
death in Winnipeg, Agnes took Gerald back to Guelph where they lived from
1904 to 1907 close to their relatives. They went on several trips to
Scotland and on one they visited an "aunt" (possibly Robert's sister
Margaret Stewart) in Aberdeen, which is where Gerald's grandfather clock
came from. Gerald and his mother returned to Winnipeg in 1908 and lived in
an apartment near the Winnipeg Winter Club, while Gerald began his study of
law. Agnes died about 1909 and is buried in St. John's church cemetery.
Agnes married on 26 FEB 1890 in Guelph, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
to William Thompson RUTHERFORD b: 11 OCT 1843 in Oxford Township, Grenville
County, Ontario, Canada, son of William Rutherford and Catharine Craig.
William and Agnes had the following child:

Gerald Stewart RUTHERFORD b: 15 DEC 1890 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
The following notes come from Malcolm Sissons: Gerald was born in a
house on Donald St. where the Hudson Bay Co. parkade is located in
downtown Winnipeg. After his father died prematurely when he was twelve,
his mother took him to her family in Guelph and while living there, Gerald
formed a close relationship with his cousins. He and his mother visited
Scotland at this time, meeting Lord Frederic Hamilton during the voyage.

Gerald and his mother returned to Winnipeg in 1908 and lived in an
apartment near the Winnipeg Winter Club, while Gerald began his study of
law at the University of Winnipeg and graduated with his B.A. in 1911, and
was called to the bar just before he left for the war.

Gerald had joined the 79th Cameron Highlanders of Canada. However, he
was "taken on strength" with 19 other officers from the Camerons in March,
1915, as a lieutenant in the 52nd "New Ontario" Battalion, raised in Port
Arthur, Ontario. They landed in England in late 1915. While in camp south
of London, Gerald's friend Lord Frederic Hamilton arranged for Gerald to
meet Arthur Conan Doyle who lived near by. Later, in 1916 while on leave,
Gerald went to tea with the Bowes-Lyon family, including 16 year old
Elizabeth, who later became the Queen (now Queen mother). He spent most of
the war in the trenches, starting as lieutenant and listed as a machine
gun officer in November 1915. He was promoted to captain on 17 October
1917 and to adjutant to Colonel Foster on 26 December 1917. His unit
fought in the battles of Ypres, Mount Sorrel, the Somme, Vimy Ridge, Hill
70, Passchendaele, Amiens, Hindenburg line, Cambrai and Valenciennes.
Gerald was wounded in one of the actions when he and his comrades were
exposed to a German machine gun when the fog lifted. He was wounded in the
stomach although his belt buckle took most of the damage. He served until
December 1918 and was "evacuated" 10 February 1919 (i.e. he left the
unit). He was awarded the Military Cross by King George V in 1919. Gerald
continued his contact with Col. Foster who visited the Rutherford family
in Winnipeg.

"Hope", as Gerald called her, took a boat to England at the end of the
war where they were married in 1918 in London, at St. Margaret's church
(since destroyed). Greta (Jackson) and her husband, Dr. Charles Bunn,
attended the couple during the ceremony. Upon their return to Winnipeg,
Gerald did law work with the soldier settlement board helping returned
soldiers get on to farms and then started with the law firm of Aikens
Loftus & Co. During the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919, at the request of
the authorities, Gerald helped out on the rifle range, teaching some of
the older men how to shoot.

Gerald and Hope lived in an apartment at the corner of Osborne and
Roslyn Road where Margaret Hope ("Babs") was born on 15 October 1919. The
young couple built a house at 200 Cambridge St. in 1923 where Nancy-Ruth
("Nance") was born on 10 November 1924. During these years, Nellie, the
maid, also lived with the family. Gerald was a strict disciplinarian, a
view not generally shared by his wife. He enjoyed sports such as swimming
and squash.

In 1926, Gerald established his own law practice in the Somerset block
and a few months later joined forces with Alfred Rosevear who was
practising law in the same building. They took on a couple more partners,
Mssrs. MacIntosh and Johnson, but had to dissolve the firm in about 1930
when they could not get enough clients. During the depression, Gerald went
to work for the Debt Adjustment Board which involved farms which were
bankrupt and trying to work out ways to keep the family on the farm. A
year after he started, Gerald became Chairman, a job which he kept until
1940 when he went to Ottawa where he worked as counsel to the Controllers
for the Department of Munitions and Supplies. He returned to Winnipeg in
1941 to take up work as legislative counsel to the Manitoba government. He
continued his association with the Cameron Highlanders through the years.

The family spent most summers from 1932 on at the cottage they built on
Clearwater Bay, Lake of the Woods, Ontario, where they were neighbours of
the Fred Jacksons. Hope was stricken while at camp and later died, leaving
Gerald with a 16 year old Nancy-Ruth at home.
Gerald continued his career as Legislative Counsel, and revising the
statutes of Manitoba, earning him the sobriquet of "Mr. Manitoba" among
his colleagues of the Uniform Law Conference. He was also named Queen's
Counsel. During this period, he also served as a major in the Queen's Own
Cameron Highlanders militia regiment. Gerald reached mandatory retirement
age (of 65) in 1955 but carried on in this capacity as a "temporary"
employee until 1968, and as Revising Officer until 1972 finally quitting
at the age of 82.

After seventeen years as a widower, Gerald remarried to Amy de Jardin
in 1959, and acquired a new step family. After retirement, Gerald did some
contract work for the Government of British Columbia, revising statutes.
Gerald and Amy also made a number of trips to Hawaii, where Amy passed
away in February 1980. Gerald continued to live by himself, celebrating
his 90th birthday in style at the Fort Garry Hotel, before finally passing
away at the age of 96 on 15 July 1987. Gerald is buried in St. John's
cemetary in Winnipeg, a city which he always considered to be the finest
in the land

Alexander W. STEWART b: 1865 in Guelph, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.
According to Malcolm Sissons: "He was apparently a clerk living in his
father's house at 332 Woolwich in Guelph as recorded in the 1882-83 Vernon
Directory. He did not marry. Little else is known of him."

Minerva May STEWART b: 1868 in Guelph, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.
Minerva married on 03 JUN 1891 in Guelph, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
to William A CLARK b: 1858 in Ontario, Canada. They had the following
child:

Robert Stewart CLARK Queen's Counsel b: 20 MAR 1892 in Guelph, Wellington
County, Ontario, Canada. Stew Clark grew up in Guelph and became a
close friend of his cousin Gerald Rutherford, who lived there for a
period. He played the piano and was active in theatre. He graduated from
the University of Toronto in 1912, whereupon he entered Osgoode Hall,
graduating in 1915. He then enlisted with the 64th Guelph Battery of the
Royal Canadian Artillery but an injury suffered during training prevented
him from serving overseas. Upon discharge, he obtained a position as
purchasing agent with the Partridge Rubber Co. Stew joined the staff of
barrister Nicol Jeffrey, appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of
Ontario in 1928, at which time Stew opened his own law practice and later
associated with J.K. Blair, QC. He acted for 13 years as Guelph city
solicitor and 10 years as a member of the Ontario Parole Board. He was
appointed a King's Counsel in 1934. He served as a Judge of Wellington
County Court for 18 years. Stew was actively involved at one time or
another in the Liberal party, the Masonic Lodge, and various other clubs
as well as being an elder of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. After a
period of poor health, he was reconsidering a decision to retire when he
died of a heart seizure.

William STEWART b: 1870 in Guelph, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.
According to Malcolm Sissons, William never married and had no children.

Alexander STEWART and Anne YEATS, m 1 DEC 1859 in Old Deer, Aberdeen,
Scotland. In 1861 Anne, b 1840 in Deer, Aberdeen, along with her son
William was boarding at Auchmachar, Old Deer, in the home of James Yeats, b 1821
in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, cooper, wife Ann, b 1816 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire,
children: Alexander Yeats b 1852 in Deer, Aberdeenshire, William Yeats, b 1855
in Deer, Aberdeenshire, George Yeats, b 1859 in Deer, Aberdeenshire.

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